Dhekelia

Dhekelia

(thĕkäl`yä),

Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area,

or

Eastern Sovereign Base Area,

British military base (2004 est. pop. 7,200), c.51 sq mi (131 sq km), SE Cyprus, on Larnaca Bay; an overseas territory of Great Britain. Dhekelia, which consists of two separate areas connected by a roadway, is located between Larnaca and Famagusta; the larger portion surrounds three small Cypriot enclaves. The base serves as a staging area for United Nations troops stationed in the Cyprus buffer zone. The residents are all military personnel or other British citizens. Dhekelia and AkrotiriAkrotiri
, Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area,
or Western Sovereign Base Area,
British air force base (2004 est. pop. 6,300), 47 sq mi (123 sq km), located on a peninsula on the SW Cyprus coast; an overseas territory of Great Britain.
..... Click the link for more information.  remained under British sovereignty under the terms of the 1960 treaty that granted Cyprus independence.